AMATED

Verb

amated

(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of amate

Adjective

amated (comparative more amated, superlative most amated)

(obsolete) Overwhelmed, confused.

Source: Wiktionary


AMATE

A*mate", v. t. Etym: [OF. amater, amatir.]

Definition: To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic] The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton.

A*mate", v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + mate.]

Definition: To be a mate to; to match. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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